Lines are forming on the palms of your baby's hands. Amazingly, the
cells your baby will use for conscious thought are maturing, enabling him or her
to learn and remember! There was an actual study done in which babies at
this stage were taught to kick at a particular vibration. Your baby can
hear and recognize your voice, as well as Dad's. Talk to your baby and
have your baby's father talk as well. When your baby is born, he or she
will turn toward your voice. You will also be able to sooth your baby by
voice alone after he or she is born.
Your baby's nostrils have opened, and he or she is beginning to practice
"breathing." The tubes leading to your baby's windpipe to the lungs
(bronchi) are growing well. Your baby is also developing patterns of
sleeping and waking - although when your baby is born you may swear that
nighttime was the only waking time for your baby!
From head to bottom, your baby is about 10 inches long and weighs just under
two pounds.